Drama On One

Horace by John O'Donnell

Fidelma has a special gift. So when young couple Tom and Cathy join the bereavement counselling group, Fidelma sees a way that she can help them – until other darker secrets are revealed.

Dawn Bradfield was Fidelma

Stephen Jones played Darren

The role of Cathy was played by Aoibhinn McGinnity

Mark Huberman was Tom

Charlie McGuinness was Eugene

Bernie was played by Enda Oates

Sound design and sound supervision was by Mark Dwyer

Horace by John O’Donnell was directed by Gorretti Slavin

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Hecuba written by Marina Carr

Troy has fallen and the humiliated and bereaved, Hecuba, Trojan Queen wipes the blood of her slaughtered sons and grandsons off her body. As more sacrifices are demanded, how much more could one woman be asked to bear?

Listeners are advised that the play contains strong adult language that some may find offensive

Derbhle Crotty was Hecuba,

Declan Conlon played Agamemnon.

The role of Cassandra was played by Aoibhinn McGinnity,

Danielle Galligan was Polyxena.

Odysseus was played by Enda Oates and Ollie West was Polydorous

Sound design and sound supervision was by Gar Duffty

Hecuba by Marina Carr was directed by Gorretti Slavin

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Longing Lasts Longer by Penny Arcade.

Longing last Longer is a kick-ass comedy with guts, it's a refutation of nostalgia, It's a crack at gentrification; not only the gentrification of our cities but the gentrification of ideas. It's a stand up for authenticity, a kick against mediocrity. No one is spared not even the seemingly banal cupcake!

One thing for sure Penny Arcade tells you where to go and that's your own way!!!

Penny Arcade, an Andy Warhol Factory Superstar and a contemporary of Patti Smith and Debbie Harry, together with her long time collaborator Steve Zehentner brought Longing Lasts Longer to the Peacock stage in the Abbey Theatre for Dublin Fringe 2016.

In Penny's own words Longing Lasts Longer is:-

"a vindication for people over 50 and a context provider for people under 50"

"thinking is sexy people!.. let's bring back thinking!!"

Sound design by Steve Zehentner

Sound Supervision by Ciarán Cullen

Directed for radio by Gorretti Slavin 

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Sharon is not a happy child! On the contrary she is a young girl obsessed with the predictions of Nostradamus, the third secret of Fatima and the end of the World! She is worried that she doesn’t have a future, has no talent and falls under every radar. This all changes however when she meets Frank.

Frank her button accordion changes Sharon’s life, goes everywhere with her, is the talk of the town and gives her a ‘funny feeling in her tummy’ that she thinks may be self esteem. But as all the great love songs say, ‘nothing lasts forever’ and as catastrophe after catastrophe follows Sharon the only explanation is that it’s all Frank’s fault.

Featuring Joe Taylor & Sue Collins

With special thanks to Musician Peter Browne,

& to Fiona Rigney

Sound Supervision was by Mark Dwyer

Written & Performed by Sharon Mannion

Directed by Gorretti Slavin

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The Last, High King of Ireland by Patrick Fogarty

The Last, High King of Ireland tells the story of a day in the life of a hard-drinking man who has bestowed upon himself the title The Last, High King of Ireland. We follow the 'High King’ or ‘Tapper’ as he is better known to the locals, on his daily travels from morning to night in the fictional town of Molinheer.

The High King’s world is full of myth, mirth, and magic. The play is a snippet of the life of a forgotten man on the fringes of society, and those who he encounters.

Pat Kinevane Plays Tapper (The Last, High King of Ireland)

Joe Taylor played the part of Maloney

John D Ruddy was McCann

Sharon Mannion was Lisa of the Tithe.

The Tailor was played by Enda Oates

Dawn Bradfield was Lady of the Spuds

Bab the Barwoman was Noni Stapleton

Ellie Brosnan - Corkery played the child

All other parts were played by the company

Harpist Geraldine Doherty arranged and performed the music

Sound design and sound supervision was by Damian Chennells

The Last, High King of Ireland by Patrick Fogarty was directed by Gorretti Slavin

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Marie, a single mother in the dormitory suburbs, hides her unhappiness behind harsh humour; but the tedious, elderly neighbours she dismisses turn out to be hiding from harm themselves in their own shuttered bungalow.

Kathy Rose O'Brien played Marie

Pat Laffan ... Jim

Áine Ní Mhuirí was Mavis

and Ellie Sullivan made her début as little Laura.

Sound supervision was by Richard McCullough

Mr Sun by Gillian Grattan was produced by Aidan Mathews.

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Charolais a surreal comedy about love, longing and one woman’s intense rivalry with a Charolais heifer. This is a muddy place of simmering desire minced with a loneliness that cuts to the bone. Noni Stapleton who wrote the piece, plays both the protagonist Siobhan and her love rival the cow.

Siobhan is a woman who is very alone in the world. She wants to change that but the way she goes about doing so is off beat to say the least! She is looking for love and very determined but there are obstacles to her achieving that sense of belonging she craves. One of which happens to be a terribly beautiful Charolais Heifer, who appears to be vying for the affections of Siobhan’s fella.

There are bumps in the road including a pass remarkable mother in law played by Bairbre Ní Chaoimh and a less than committed lover in the form of Jimmy, a farmer played by Enda Oates.

Siobhan's method of getting rid of any perceived threat to her idea of happy families is very unusual. There is plenty of room for dark humour, and a little gothic horror here.

Sound Supervision was by Damien Chennells

Directed by Gorretti Slavin

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Sound recordist Chris Watson teams up with Writer/Presenter Luke Clancy, Composer Irene Buckley and Actor Kathy Rose O’Brien to journey across an atlas of remote islands.

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From Ross Island to Galapagos to the possibly mythical isle of HyBrasil, world renowned sound recordist Chris Watson teams up with Writer/Presenter Luke Clancy, Composer Irene Buckley and Actor Kathy Rose O'Brien to journey across an atlas of remote islands.

Islands fuses documentary and drama, and a bit of pretending, to make a journey not usually possible - especially these days - as Chris and Luke imagine stepping across frozen lava at Ross island, Antarctica; taking in the rarefied atmosphere of the Alcedo volcano on the Galapagos islands and listening to an incredible symphony of Bearded Seals under the ice at Svalbard.

The programme draws on live performances by the team at Skibbereen Arts Festival (2019) and at the International Features Conference hosted by RTÉ Documentary On One (2019).

The programme merges chronicles of island life by Luke, with Chris’s stunning archive of natural history, accompanied by a haunting soundtrack created by Composer Irene Buckley, while actor Kathy Rose O'Brien navigates our journey.

Writer: Luke Clancy

Sound Recording and Sound Design: Chris Watson

Narration: Luke Clancy and Chris Watson

Composer: Irene Buckley

Actor: Kathy Rose O’Brien

Sound Supervision: Ruth Kennington

Producer: Kevin Brew

Series Producer: Kevin Reynolds

With special thanks to Declan McCarthy, Brendan McCarthy, Pat Collins, Sharon Whooley and Tadhg O'Sullivan.

Islands was funded by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland with the Television Licence Fee.

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